In a new interview with YouTuber Bradley Hall, Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows opened up about the challenges facing bands in the current music climate and how difficult it is to make any money from touring at the moment. “Touring is very hard right now for bands,” Shadows admits. “It’s almost impossible. People have been…… read more »
Joshua Ward, the drummer for the North Carolina death metal band Voraath, was killed along with three others by a drunk driver on New Year’s Eve. The tragic car crash took place in Greenville, South Carolina, shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening (December 31st). The 37-year-old Ward was in a car with his fiancee…… read more »
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson took to the band’s Instagram account on Tuesday (December 31) to share a video where the singer promises that exciting things are in store for Maiden’s upcoming Run For Your Lives World Tour. The tour is set to start in May, and will feature the heavy metal legends exclusively playing…… read more »
On Tuesday (December 31), Neil Young shared a message with fans on Neil Young Archives announcing that he would be backing out of performing at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival. The 79-year-old Canadian music legend explained his decision to not perform at the celebrated UK music festival in a short but scathing post simply titled, “Glastonbury.”…… read more »
The Beatles’ recent single, “Now and Then,” was nominated for two Grammy Awards, receiving nods for both Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance. But the Fab Four’s last song together – which features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison adding contributions to a previously unfinished 1977 John Lennon home demo – will…… read more »
Sammy Hagar took to Instagram over the weekend to look back on his time in Van Halen, while also voicing his anger about Alex Van Halen not acknowledging that era of the band in his recent memoir, Brothers. The post features a photo from 1991 of Hagar and late guitarist Eddie Van Halen heading to…… read more »
Los Angeles’ historic Morrison Hotel, made famous by the Doors‘ 1970 album of the same name, was destroyed by a fire on Thursday (December 26th). The 110-year-old, four-story residence had previously sat vacant for more than a decade, though dozens of squatters were occupying the building at the time of the fire. Everyone on the…… read more »
Billy Joel celebrated New Year’s Eve by performing in front of a sold-out crowd at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Jason Bonham‘s Led Zeppelin Evening served as the Piano Man’s opening act, and Jason – the son of legendary Zeppelin drummer John Bonham – joined Joel halfway through his hits-filled set to lead his…… read more »
George Harrison’s Resonet Futurama guitar, which the musician played during the early years of the Beatles, sold for $1.27 million last week at a Nashville rock & roll memorabilia auction house in Nashville. Harrison originally purchased the Futurama in 1959 from a music store in Liverpool, and used it during over 324 Beatles live performances,…… read more »
The top of the Billboard chart has been dominated by pop, country, and hip-hop throughout 2024 and beyond. You have to dig deep on Billboard’s year-end best-selling albums list to find the first rock record, and when you do it’s a classic album released 47 years ago. Fleetwood Mac’s 21x-platinum 1977 album, Rumours, is the…… read more »